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Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Cake Recipe

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This decadent Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Cake combines rich chocolate layers with a luscious strawberry-infused cheesecake and a smooth strawberry cream cheese frosting, perfect for a special two-day baking project.

Ingredients

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For the strawberry puree:

  • 250 g fresh strawberries
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon corn flour mixed with 1 tablespoon of water

For the cake layers:

  • 50 g cocoa powder
  • 80 ml hot water
  • 120 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 100 ml vegetable oil
  • 120 g granulated sugar
  • 120 g soft light brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 140 ml buttermilk
  • 200 g plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons white vinegar

For the cheesecake layer:

  • 800 g full fat cream cheese
  • 150 g granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons freeze dried strawberry powder (or more, if you want a stronger strawberry flavour)
  • 300 ml double cream

For the strawberry cream cheese frosting:

  • 150 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 150 g icing sugar, sieved
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon freeze dried strawberry powder
  • 300 g full fat cream cheese

Instructions

  1. Making the strawberry puree: Add your strawberries into a food processor and process until smooth. Then pour this through a sieve to get out all of the seeds. Pour this into a pot and add the granulated sugar. Give this a mix, then place this onto medium heat. Heat until the mixture comes to a simmer. Add the corn flour/water mixture into this. Keep heating, whiles mixing, until the mixture thickens. Take this off the heat and leave in your fridge to cool down.
  2. Making the cake layers: Start by pre-heating your oven to 180c. Also grease and line two 8 inch cake tins, leave these aside. In a large bowl, add the cocoa powder and hot water. Whisk these together, then leave this aside to cool down for 5-10 minutes. After it has cooled down, add the softened butter, oil and both sugars. Beat these together for 5 minutes. Add 2 of the eggs into this and mix. Then add the remaining eggs and buttermilk, mix these in too. Now add the flour and mix just until you get a smooth batter. In a small separate bowl, add the baking soda and then pour the vinegar over it. This will start bubbling, just give it a quick mix, then pour it into your cake batter and whisk this in. Pour this batter into your cake tins and bake for around 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cakes comes out clean. Once baked, leave your cake layers to cool completely.
  3. Making the cheesecake layer: In a large bowl, add the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, lemon juice and the cooled strawberry mixture. Whisk all this together until combined. Add the freeze dried strawberry powder and whisk this in. Whiles still whisking, slowly pour in the double cream. Once all the cream has been added, whisk until you get a thick mixture. Leave this aside until ready to use.
  4. Putting the cake together: Once your cake layers have cooled completely, we can put the cake togehter. Get an 8 inch round spring form or loose bottom cake tin. Line the sides with acetate or baking paper. Cut the top of the cakes off, just so you have more flat even layers. This part is optional. Place one of your cake layers into the prepared tin, then add the cheesecake batter. Now add the second layer of cake on top. Leave this in your fridge to set up overnight.
  5. Making the frosting: In a large bowl, add the softened butter, icing sugar, vanilla and the freeze dried strawberry powder. Mix these together, then once combined, beat for 5 minutes. Add the cream cheese and beat until you get a smooth, thick frosting.
  6. Decorating the cake: Take the cake out of the tin, then you can decorate it. I just covered the cake in the frosting, then added a swirl. But you can decorate yours however you want. Once decorated, cut into it and enjoy!

Notes

  • Cutting the top of the cakes off to create flat even layers is optional.
  • You can adjust the amount of freeze dried strawberry powder for a stronger strawberry flavour.

Find it online: https://yumfoodusa.com/chocolate-strawberry-cheesecake-cake-recipe/